Ready to Explore

Whether you’re confident or unsure of your career path, all students can benefit from exploring how their interests and aptitudes align with majors, occupations, and work environments.

This module includes information on:

• Career assessments
• Reflecting on your interests, values, and skills
• Informational interviews

This checklist will help you get started.

• Find career communities of interest to you and schedule an appointment with a Career Coach to assist as you begin exploring career options.
• Consider taking an assessment if you’re feeling confused or overwhelmed about your interests, abilities, and how those relate to majors and/or careers.
• Conduct informational interviews to talk with professionals working in fields of interest to you.
• Begin researching careers using resources within career community pages of interest to you.
• Register for a Career Center course to assist. Consider CCP:1300 Major & Career Explorations or LS:2002 Career Leadership Academy.